Difference between revisions of "allatectomy"

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|etymology=Latin <i>allatum</i>, brought; Greek <i>ektemnein</i>, to cut out
 
|etymology=Latin <i>allatum</i>, brought; Greek <i>ektemnein</i>, to cut out
|definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) Total excision of the endocrine glands, corpora allata.
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|definition=([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) Total excision of the [[endocrine glands]], [[corpora allata]].
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Revision as of 23:39, 13 September 2013

allatectomy (noun; Latin allatum, brought; Greek ektemnein, to cut out): (Arthropoda: Insecta) Total excision of the endocrine glands, corpora allata.